Martin's Morning Sequel 2

Author: Man Gong Chang Illustration
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
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Grandma Martin: Martin wakes up in the morning and looks in the mirror. Huh? How did his rural grandma show up? Turns out, it's Martin himself—today, he's turned into his grandma. His parents thought it was the real grandma, so Martin played along, pretending to be both "grandma" roles. He learned to do chores like grandma, but shattered a bowl while washing dishes, sucked newspapers and tablecloths into the vacuum cleaner, and spilled water all over the floor, making a mess of the house. As "grandma," Martin went to the parent-teacher meeting and heard Director Ge rambling nonsense about Martin. He angrilyed on the spot, almost revealing the truth. When his parents came home from work, they found Martin and "grandma" were gone, and they grew extremely anxious. Just then, the real grandma arrived from the countryside, and Teacher Dong also came with a sick leave note supposedly written by "grandma." This mix-up led to a hilarious "True or False Grandma" skit, showing how Martin continued the performance.
Mark the Sharpshooter: A shiny gold medal hangs around Martin's neck, inscribed with "National Shooting Champion." Martin has become a shooting champion! It's Children's Day, and Martin and his classmates are playing in the park. They see a paintball shooting game. Mark the Sharpshooter is thrilled—he gets to show off his skills and win a toy Teddy Bear for Lona, who's also celebrating her birthday today. The greedy vendor tries various scams, but Martin sees right through them, popping balloons left and right. The vendor claims the Teddy Bear is a grand prize, but to win it, Martin must shoot one bullet to extinguish five lit candles, and the candles can't fall over! What a sharpshooter, Martin arranges the candles in a row and fires—five candles are left with only wisps of smoke. The vendor, however, acts unscrupulously, saying the candles must be arranged horizontally! Without hesitation, Martin fires again, and with a flash of white light, all the flames are extinguished! Guess what "new weapon" he used?
Mermaid Martin: Martin's two legs turn into fish tails—he's become Mermaid Martin today. In the coral reef, Martin meets Gu Mo and Lona, who have also turned into mermaids. They must complete a mission—to change the tragic ending of the fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," making the sea princess fall in love with the prince and prevent her from turning into foam! With the help of an old sea turtle, they trade an MP3 for a magic potion from the sea witch and rush to the palace. They explain the truth to the prince, who decides to marry the sea princess. On the wedding ship, the evil minister Romeo kidnaps the prince. Just as he draws his sword to attack, the sea princess bravely blocks the blade, getting stabbed in the heart. Martin, tears streaming down his face, says, "I still couldn't save the sea princess!" A giant wave hits him, and Martin suddenly wakes up—it was all a strange dream. But he realizes he's truly become a mermaid this time! Determined to return to the underwater world, he sets out to complete that daunting task.